National Leagues
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBeattie calls time at 34
RUGBY SHORTS FORMERScotland No.8 Johnnie Beattie has retired from rugby. The 34-year-old ex-Glasgow Warriors, Montpellier and Castres forward finished his career...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER NEW ZEALAND, BLUES, CHIEFS, WORCESTER, MUNSTER, SALE SHARKS AND COVENTRY CENTRE. SAM TUITUPOU WINNING Super Rugby in 2003 as...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTJs battle conditions to stay at the summit
By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS maintained their slender lead at the top of the table with a comfortable win in difficult...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRedruth riot as Worthing blank
By BILL HOOPER MATT SHEPHERD’S brace of second-half tries helped secure a bonuspoint win for Redruth and stretch their winning run...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoEnsians hold on for derby delight
By JACK JOHNSON RAMS withstood Chinnor’s second-half comeback to overcome their local rivals on a pulsating evening. The Oxfordshire side hosted...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDale 49ers can’t stay out of the endzone
By ED WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE had this match sewn up by half-time with five converted tries on the scoreboard to lead by...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoFree-flowing Lions hit six
By ROGER OPIE LEICESTER LIONS toasted victory over their near-table rivals as they outplayed Clifton to win 39-13 on the road....
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFour in a row for Blood & Sand
By STEVE JACKSON four wins in a row for the first time in four seasons as they overcame a spirited Rotherham...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTigers tamed as Pike wins it
By BRIAN TILLEY THIRD-PLACED Sedgley Park fancied their chances against Tynedale, who had lost their previous five games on the spin,...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBarnes seal valuable win to cast Dings aside
By SAMUEL DRAPER BARNES earned their fifth win of the season by overpowering Dings in a tight bottom-half encounter. A Jamie...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSale at a Canter in simple home win
By STEVE BARNES SALE FC bounced back from their defeat at Old Elthamians to claim a precious bonus-point victory to move...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHoney-pot traps hosts as gritty Reds dig in
BY LYNDON EDNEY A FINE kicking performance from Fraser Honey helped Redruth come from behind twice to grind out a narrow...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHawks escape Lions shocker
By ADAM HUNTER BOTTOM club Bournemouth came within a score of upsetting table-toppers Henley Hawks, going down 26-20 at Chapel Gate....
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National League One
/ 6 years agoTitans collapse increases anxiety
By GUY WILLIAMS Rotherham……32 Plymouth ……38 A POWERFUL second half performance by Plymouth Albion, during which they scored 28 points without...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRundle runs in brace in Stour away day triumph
By RICHARD GORE Hull ………………18 Stourbridge….25 A LATE bonus-point surge was not enough for Hull as they lost to Stourbridge and...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLeaders roll on in Red warning
By GEOFF SIBLEY OLD Redcliffians, fighting for their lives, had the dubious honour of hosting free-scoring Juddians at Scotland Lane, and...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoChin up for Hull after Villagers loss
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……7 Chinnor…………54 HULL Ionians suffered another heavy defeat at the hands of Chinnor but put in...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStudents pass with full marks
By AMY WALMSLEY Loughborough 64 Chester …………….31 LOUGHBOROUGH Students were in rampant form as they kicked off the new year with...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoSeven-try win thanks to first-half barrage
By MIKE HOWKINS LEICESTER Lions showed their class in a splendid first-half performance that welcomed in the New Year. Westcliff opened...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoBlood & Sand survive late drama
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ……3 Cambridge ……….8 THE FESTIVE break appeared to affect Cinderford more than Cambridge as they edged to...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLucs unlucky after late blitz
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……20 Hinckley ……….26 LUCTONIANS were pipped to the finish line by a well-organised Hinckley side in an entertaining...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoEnd-to-end thriller as Dalton try wins day
By MIKE AMOS Power play: Taunton’s Cory Teague bursts through. Right: Worthing on top at a line-out PICTURES: CJ Photos A...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoTerrific Tom kicks five out of five to down Club
By TOM HOLMES Midfield punch: Richmond centre Morgan Ward is stopped by Tom Williams PICTURES: Prime Media RICHMOND’S director of rugby...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoZebras start new year with spring in their step
By NICK DOYLE Otley …………….16 Tynedale ……13 TWO second-half tries from Otley were enough to down a spirited Tynedale team and...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoMid-table rivals begin with a banger
By NEIL IRELAND THE first game of the new decade for both teams was a thriller, the home side triumphing 24-22...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRams’ pack keeps on feasting in dominant win
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………27 Darling’n MP 17 A DOMINANT forwards effort and some superb defence combined to give Rams a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTigers hit for six as Ravers go rocking on
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ………………40pts Sheffield Tigers ….7pts Double: Ben Jones scores his second PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Inventive: Peter Swatkins with...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoLate tries edge 12-score cracker
By JOHN WHITE DINGS made a fantastic start to the new decade thanks to a bonus-point win over Esher at Shaftesbury...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoStortford stroll past lacklustre Moseley
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ……29 B Moseley ……15 BISHOP’S Stortford secured a bonus-point win at home to Birmingham Moseley. Moseley...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFairbrother flying to keep title hopes alive
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …………24 Wharfedale 17 A FIRST-HALF barrage proved enough for Fylde to overcome Wharfedale but it wasn’t without...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoOAs come from behind in thriller
By JOHN CROYSDILL SUTTON & Epsom opened their 2020 account in disappointing fashion, losing at Rugby Lane to Old Albanian by...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoOEs hold on for crucial victory
By JON EDWARDS Old Elthamians28 Sale FC………………21 OLD Elthamians withstood a late Sale fightback to begin the new year with a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHoppers jump for joy after Taylor trio
By LEW CLAYTON Scunthorpe ……7 Preston G’h ….30 CHRISTIAN Taylor hat-trick inflicted further misery on Scunthorpe as Preston Grasshoppers triumphed in...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoLike father, like son for Brooks
By WARREN MUGGLETON Canterbury……5 Rosslyn P ……38 JAMES Brooks honoured his father’s Rosslyn Park legacy with a superb debut as the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSteve leaves Field green with envy
By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park 28 Huddersfield….24 STEVE Collins scored a last-minute try to snatch victory away from Huddersfield and secure...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHenri Packs a punch as Tigers maul Scunthorpe
By CHRIS ANDREWS SHEFFIELD Tigers romped to an incredible eight-try triumph against Scunthorpe to ensure an enjoyable festive period. Henri Packard...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTerrific TJs end year on high as they run in 13
By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE Juddians are top of the charts at Christmas after they ran up a cricket score to cast...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSweet 16 for Hodgson as Chinnor finally beaten
By JACK JOHNSON RICHMOND ended Chinnor’s unbeaten run as they left Oxfordshire with a hard-earned victory. Sixteen points from Tom Hodgson...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoField have no answer to Otley half-backs
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield ....15pts Otley ....................27pts OTLEY director of rugby Charlie Maunder paid tribute to a ruthless half-back combination as...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoShepherd’s flock get set for a happy Christmas
Muddy marvel: Jack Hodge goes over for a try for Redruth By BILL HOOPER REDRUTH wrapped up a deserved win over...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoFry Cookes up a treat in bonuspoint victory
By GRAHAM COX A CONTROLLED and disciplined performance saw Blackheath to this comfortable win in a match dominated by the conditions....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLucs pile more pressure on rivals Stour
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge ..10 Luctonians ..14 LUCS pulled off a prized victory at arch-rivals Stourbridge whose alarming slide down the...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBradley helps Hawks to pass Redcliffians test
By NICK PITSON DRY Leas was anything but dry on a day when Henley Hawks bested the visiting Old Redcliffians with...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSeventh heaven for Asher-Wood
By KEVIN ROBINSON BRANDON Asher-Wood scored seven tries and Darlington Mowden Park crossed 14 times in all as they thrashed a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSimple Simon on the money for Hull
Tynedale ........12 Hull ....................16 By BRIAN TILLEY TYNEDALE crashed to their fourth successive defeat before a bumper Christmas crowd. Visitors Hull...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBury switch on turbo as Westcliff are felled late
By NICK CROWE BURY St Edmunds grabbed two late tries to put the gloss on victory in an evenly-fought match-up at...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCambridge dig in after yellows
By STEVE JACKSON CAMBRIDGE and Bishop’s Stortford served up a deliciously spiky local derby, marred in the end by three yellow...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoTigers hang on in an 11-try thriller
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ....36 Sedgley Park 39 AN 11-try thriller at the Avenue was served up by two sides that...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoNew boss relishing restoration challenge at Albion
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY NEW Plymouth Albion head coach James Scaysbrook says the challenge of guiding the club back towards...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
TONY SPREADBURY ONE OF THE GAME’S GREAT CHARACTERS AND CURRENT RFU HEAD OF PROFESSIONAL GAME MATCH OFFICIALS I WAS a touch...
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